Since I graduated from college in May 2010, there have been a number of times where I have been sick that I just had to suck it up and move on. I guess that is really one of the two options you have when you are sick.

Coughing, sneezing, sniffling and throwing up have all been symptoms I have experienced throughout the past year and a half, all without the help of a “medicine man” willing to offer me a solution for a nominal fee.

My first year at work in Natchez, I even got my first insurance plan for myself, and after one kidney stone and a trip to the emergency room later, I was glad I had it.

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